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A mild, unseasonable rain could not cloud the glory of the moments preceding the Washington Redskins

showdown with the ruling world champion Dallas Cowboys.

Not since 1945 had Washington hosted a championship game.

And not since 1942 at Washington, D.C. been the home of a champion.

Just remember this.

40 men together can't lose.

Okay.

That was George Allen prior to kickoff 50 years ago today.

December 31st, 1972, as the Washington Redskins got ready to battle their heated

rival, the Dallas Cowboys, in the NFC Championship game.

The first NFC championship game during the Super Bowl era for Washington, a game they won

with a dominating defensive performance and more than enough offense, winning the game

26 to 3 to advance to Super Bowl 7, where they would lose to the 72 dolphins, still the only team during the Super Bowl era to go undefeated start to finish, 14 to 7.

This is a special edition of the podcast.

Looking back at that game 50 years ago, one guest on this show today,

and it would be the guy you'd want to hear from about not only that game, but the season that

led up to that game as well. Billy Kilmer, the starting quarterback of the Redskins that day,

will join me in a few minutes.

But before we get to Billy, a few things to give you some context of that game 50 years ago.

First of all, this was year two of George Allen. George Allen had arrived in 1971, said

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